Paintbrush holder



May 23, 1950 c. G. DAVIS PAINTBRUSH HOLDER Filed Oct. 13, 1947 I INVENTOR. CLIIEENCF G. 0mm BY r o'mw/ ATTORNEY.

Patented May 23, 1950 TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PAIN'EBRUSH HOLDER" Clarence G. Davis, Seattle,"Wash. Application ctobent3, 1947, Serial No. 7.79 ;540

Claims. (Cl. 248-110) This. invention relates to paint brush holding meansrandhas reference more. particularly to a clip that may be applied to the rim of a'paint can-orbucket as a-means whereby a paint-brush maybe. held .withthebristle.portion thereof over- 5 lying the bucket. and thehandle portion resting on andextendedto the outside or away from the bucket.

It is the principalobject of myinvention to provide. an improved form of brush holding-clip. that maybe easily-and readily applied to the usual typesofqpaint cans or buckets; which will accommodate brushes of various kind and'size; to. which a brush may be readily applied and from which the held brush may be readily removed.

It is afurther object of my-invention. to-provide a practical brush-holding clip that is inexpensive to produce.

Specifically stated, the objects of the-present inventionreside. in the provision of a brush'holding clip of the above stated kind froma single piece ofwire; the wire being, bent toform supports for the clip that may be holdingly'applied to thebeaded or flangedrim portion of a bucket or can, and from which supports, an arched portion is heldoutwardly offset fromthe bucket rim, beneath which the handle portion of the brush may be extended while supported across the rim of the pail, in a manner whereby to retain the bristle head of the brush in aposition over the pail. so that .drippingsfrom the bristles will be caught therein.

Stillfurther objects :of. the invention reside in the specific formation of parts'of the clip,- in its mode.oiapplicatiom-to abucket and in its use, as will hereinafter be fully described.

In accomplishing these and other objects of the invention, I havezprovi'ded the .improveddetails of construction, the preferred forms of which are illustrated. in the accompanying "drawings, wherein;

Fig. I-is a perspective viewoi apaint brushv holding clip. embodied by the presentzinvention.

Fig. 2. iswa. top view of a portion of apaint; bucket to which a brush holding clip of the kind shown in Fig. 1 is applied and showing a brush applied to and held by the clip.

Fig. 3 is a view of the clip as applied and as seen from the inside of the bucket.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section on line 44 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a brush holding clip of an alternative form embodied by the present invention.

Fig. 6 isa perspective viewof still another alternative form of clip.

Referring moreain' detail to the drawings:

The present clipr, as shown in its preferred form. in Fig. l, is made from av single: piece of resilient,;.orspring wireofsuitabl'e' stiffness and of uniform diameter and so bentasto provide: an upwardly arched portion in that is normally disposed in a substantially vertical plane, and from the opposite endsof which-arched portion supporting arms ll'l-l' extend horizontally, to the same side of theplane of 4 the arched; portion and to the same extent, but :slightlydiverging as they lead. away from the arch. .At their inner @en'ds,,those being the. ends awayfrom the arch,

the arms H and II continue into the clip supporting or attachingelements l2 and .12, each of, which of. V-shape and,-asnotediin Figs. 1 and-3, comprises the. outer andiinnerleg portions :53: and I3,, joinedtogether. at theirlower endswinportion-of a .pai-l or bucket. In Figs. 2 and 4, a

typical paint-.bucket has been shown, and this comprises a side wall 20 and amoutwardlyrcurled peripheral bead-2|. In-Figs.;.2;and 4:117 is-shown that the hooks l-5=:and i5." are engaged over the bead.

Assnmingtheclip-to be so formed, it may be readily appliedto ;the.-rim of a 'paint bucket, or. can; as. shown .ineFigsi 2 and 3. To apply it, the clipis-wfirst alaidpacross the rimof the bucket as :.i=ndicated-.indotted,linesin-Fig. 2 and the hooks clip and beneath the arch l and to the position in which the brush is shown in Fig. 2, so that the brush head 3| will overlie the bucket. The brush head generally is so disposed as to rest upon the inner end of the clip arms HI I as shown in Fig. 2.

To remove the brush, the handle 30 is grasped just within the arched portion of the clip and is withdrawn from the clip in a direction opposite to that in which it was applied.

When the brush is so held in the clip, its weight will keep it in place and it will have no tendency to turn or slip.

The modified form of clip which has been shown in Fig. is like that of Fig. 1 in all respects with the exception that the outer end portions of arms H and II are not joined by an upwardly arched portion, but are joined by a downwardly disposed inverted arch portion 40 which at its ends is looped upwardly around, to the outside and then somewhat to the inside of the inner ends of arms H and H, and is joined thereto through the mediacy of circularly curved portions 4i-4I' which lie in the vertical plane of the part 40- and in their curvature provide a rather restricted mouth, as at 42, between the rounded portions through which the brush handle may be pressed and thus yieldingly held against the cross piece 40. To apply a brush to this clip, the brush is merely laid across the rim of the bucket between the hook portions l5-!5 of the holder with the brush head overlying the bucket, as in Fig. 2, and its handle is then pressed down between the looped portions ib-4| into contact with downwardly arched part 40.

The alternative form of clip shown in Fig. 6 also is like that of Fig. 1, except that the outer ends of its arms HH' continue into directly upwardly arched portions ill-50, lying in the vertical planes of thecorresponding arms, and comprising end portions 5l-5I' extended somewhat below the arms, then joined across their ends by a cross member 52. The brush is applied to this holder in the same manner as to the clip shown in Fig. 5 and will be yieldingly held between the arched portions 5050 and upon the cross member 52.

Clips of these various kinds may be made in various sizes as may be required or desired. They are easy to apply, easy to remove, and when applied as shown, will provide means to hold a brush securely and yet in a manner whereby it can be easily and readily removed. By specifying spring wire, I mean any suitable wire with the required amount of resiliency and stiffness for the intended use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A brush holder of the character described comprising a single piece of spring wire, bent intermediate its ends to provide an upwardly arched portion, arms extended horizontally from the opposite ends of the arch to the same extent and to the same side of the plane of the arch, and having legs downturned from the inner ends 4 thereof and said legs having parts upturned from their lower ends in the plane of said legs and terminating, at the level of said arms, in outwardly and downwardly turned hooks.

2. A paint brush holder comprising a single piece of spring wire, bent intermediate its ends to provide an upwardly arched portion, supporting arms extended horizontally from opposite ends of the arch and equally to the same side of the plane of the arched portion; said arms being adapted to rest at their inner ends in spaced relationship upon the beaded rim of a bucket thus to dispose the said arched portion outwardly from the bucket rim; said arms having legs extending downwardly therefrom at their inner ends to engage flatly in contact with the inner surface of the bucket wall and said legs having parts upturned from their lower ends in the plane of said legs and terminating at the level of said arms in outwardly and downwardly turned hooks adapted to extend over and in holding engagement with the said beaded rim of the bucket.

3. A holder as recited in claim 2 wherein the said hooks yieldingly grip over the beaded rim in spaced relationship between the said arms.

4. A brush holder of the character described comprising a single length of spring wire, bent to provide spaced apart vertical leg portions adapted to lie flatly against the inside surface of a bucket wall adjacent the rim thereof; each leg having an arm extended horizontally from its upper end and adapted to rest upon the bucket rim, and having a part thereof upturned from its lower end and formed at the level of the arms with a supporting hook for receiving the bucket rim; said arms being joined at their outer end by a cross member adapted to coact with the rim of the bucket wall for the support of a brush over the bucket. v

5. A brush holder of the character described comprising a single length of spring wire, bent to provide spaced, vertical leg portions adapted to lie flatly against the inside surface of a paint bucket wall adjacent the bucket rim, each leg having an arm extended horizontally from its upper end, adapted to rest upon the bucket rim, and having a part upturned from its lower end and formed at its upper end with a supporting hook engaging over and yieldably gripping the bucket rim therein; and a connecting element between the outer ends of said horizontal arms for holding a brush handle when the brush is laid across the bucket rim with its handle extended outwardly between said arms.

' CLARENCE G. DAVIS.

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